How much responsibility do corporations have for the climate crisis and for stepping up with solutions?
Here at the ISCFC we are committed to promoting personal, community, national and planetary solutions to reduce our environmental impacts and boldly confront the climate crisis. But as individuals, we can feel powerless when there are huge corporations -such as the fossil fuel industry and factory farms– that are disproportionately responsible for carbon emissions of the past and the present.
What should we do about this? Do you agree that corporations should do more? And if so, what does that mean exactly? How do we persuade or impel polluting industries to change their ways?
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Work we all can do
We are have to make sure we aren’t wasting things, do next time you go to the market and buy stuff, think if it is all necessary. Also, when you want to drive a round trip around, considering you bike is a very good idea. Also, check the lights, is it really needed now? These problems have to be considered to save the planet
I agree. In large stores, your logical decision-making power can dwindle rapidly. Therefore, it's harder to make purchases that you know you'll absolutely need for the foreseeable future or are guaranteed to eat. We need to be more diligent about making purposeful purchases in supermarkets and other stores.
Exactly! It is so common nowadays to overlook how much food, water, and electricity we use and waste on a day-to-day basis. I like the way you said, "Is it really needed now?" People need to ask themselves this question more often when using electricity or buying things from the store. Some people may want to say, "Oh, it's okay, it was only on for a few hours," or "It's fine, it's only one bag of apples, it won't hurt anyone if I toss it." Even if it's just a couple of hours or just one pack, it will add up as more and more people keep up this habit. If EVERYONE is just doing a little bit, it can very quickly become a lot.
This is a great point, I saw survey done by Slickdeals saying that 73% of purchases are not planned before and are made on the spot at the store. If we just planned out our grocery routes a bit better we could reduce our footprint by a sizable amount.